The flowers that give us chocolate are ridiculously hard to pollinate
A complicated reproductive system makes pollination a tough job
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FLOWERS FOR CHOCOLATE Pale petals curl over a cacao flower’s male parts. Here, two developing fruits, or seedpods (top left), will eventually ripen, housing the seeds that give the world chocolate.
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